A chronicle of the early days of James T. Kirk and his fellow
USS Enterprise crew members. Star Trek is a 2009 science fiction
film directed by J. J. Abrams, written by Roberto Orci and Alex
Kurtzman, and produced by Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk. It is
the eleventh film based on the Star Trek franchise and features
the main characters of the original Star Trek series, who are portrayed
by a new cast, though the film introduces an alternate timeline
differing from the original series. It explores the backstories of James
T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and Spock (Zachary Quinto), before they unite
aboard the USS Enterprise to combat Nero (Eric Bana), a Romulan
from the future who threatens the United Federation of Planets.